A Toby jug is one of those old-timey ceramic mugs shaped to look like a person — traditionally, a caricature of a British drunkard, ruddy complexion, tricorn hat, long coat, ...

That was 1947. Seventy-one years later, Mullins displays more than 8,000 of the jugs at the American Toby Jug Museum in this lakeside suburb north of Chicago.

Toby Mugs, however, are generally cheaper than the original Toby Jugs, though they remain a unique find that vintage collectors are obsessed with. They were only invented in the 1920s and, ...

Winston Churchill Toby mug. | Brian Seed/GettyImages. The faces were somewhat caricaturish, which may explain why the word mug is often used to describe an unattractive face, a funny facial ...

American Toby Jug Museum founder Stephen M. Mullins in 2005 showing off a couple of the thousands of “jugs with mugs” he opened the Evanston museum to display.

American Toby Jug Museum in Evanston set to close. 'Our mission has been to share and to educate' For years, visitors have perused jugs resembling Winston Churchill, Bugs Bunny and more ephemeral ...

American Toby Jug Museum. Wed-Fri and first and third Sat 10 AM-5 PM or by appointment, 910 Chicago Ave., Evanston, 877-862-9687, tobyjugmuseum.com. F. We need to be upfront with you.

The Keir Starmer Toby jug will set you back £35 (Picture: Getty / House of Parliament) The Houses of Parliament has released their official Toby jug of the Prime Minister – leaving collectors ...

What a mug! Liz Truss makes a comeback as a 4in Toby jug that will be sold at the House of Commons shop. Stoke firm Bairstow Pottery is selling Liz Truss Toby jugs for £29.99 ...

The Toby Jug had interim measures upheld after Solihull councillors sided with officers. In October, manager Liam Peter O’Connor was temporarily removed from his post and the pub was ordered to ...